The gray sky was sprinkled with gentle rain, and he took a book and put it on his chest, imagining the intoxication when Tao Yuanming brushed the stringless piano in his hand, vaguely only a piece of his own nature, and the sense of comfort was gently wandering along the meridians.

I leaned lazily on the couch, I didn't know how much light it was, and the sleep had not completely dissipated, so I freed my hand and slowly stroked the broken hair scattered on my shoulders between my sideburns, and suddenly recalled what Aunt Jinyue said to me in Cining Palace, as if it was just a dream.

It seemed that I heard the sound of the door being pushed open, and someone walked in, accompanied by a confused and fresh fragrance of gardenias, thinking that it was winter snow, I closed my eyes and said with a smile: "How can there be gardenias at this season?" As he spoke, he rubbed his eyes and finally broke away.

Dongxue pursed her lips and smiled, "The gardenias under the ordinary atmosphere are naturally lost, but there is a special place in the palace, where the gardenia blooms about two or three months at night every year!" ”

The more I listened, the more curious I became, and a cool breeze crept in from outside the window lattice, and I suddenly became energetic, and I let out an "oh" and asked, "What is that place?" How come I've never heard of you? ”

It happened that Qiu Si came in with hot water, and asked busily: "Niangniang is talking about this gardenia?" ”

I nodded, "You all know?" ”

Dongxue took the hot water in Qiu Si's hand, wrung a towel and covered my face, "Many porcelains in the palace can't be left vacant for too long, and Niangniang likes these fresh fragrances, so the slaves and maids will pick flowers everywhere in the palace on weekdays, and naturally they found that this place is different, and because few people know about this Qiaozong, the people of Wanyi Palace have found it, and they are afraid that there are more people who know, so they generally don't mention it, otherwise we will have to find a new realm, one is troublesome, and second, we may not be able to find a second place." ”

The warm towel soaked in the rose flower water made people feel relaxed, I said "um", and said with a smile: "You guys don't have enough trouble in the Wanyi Hall every day and go outside to spread wild, one by one you are not in shape, but you have cultivated your clever mind." ”

Qiu Si stuck out her tongue, "Niangniang only said that this gardenia blooms well?" ”

I looked at it for a while, and the white and pure petals in the celadon jar on the shelf were wrapped in the stamens and blooming, like a cardamom girl in a white gauze skirt, and like a flower carved from white jade, and there was a striking fragrance brewing in the air, "It blooms very well." ”

Qiu Si smiled: "This was picked in the Void Garden at the back. ”

I wondered, "Void Garden?" After thinking about it, he asked, "Is there such a place in the palace?" ”

Dong Xue said with a smile: "The Void Garden was originally a place where the first emperor ordered people to plant strange flowers and plants, but later the first emperor died and slowly fell into disuse. ”

I was a little puzzled, "Planting exotic flowers and plants should be for people to enjoy in season, but why choose such a remote place, and the ground atmosphere is even more humid and cold, and the flowering period of the wrong flowers and plants should look tasteless!" ”

Dongxue said: "Niangniang doesn't know, this strange flower and grass was not planted by the emperor for people to see. ”

I asked, "What do you do?" ”

Dong Xue said: "It is for the first emperor to make an elixir." ”

I almost forgot that the first emperor blindly indulged in the enlightenment of the Buddha after the death of Concubine Dong, and I couldn't extricate myself, so I couldn't help but laugh, "Enlightening the Buddha but not realizing itself is useless after all, thinking that making an elixir can achieve positive results, it is really sad and lamentable, the first emperor is also the emperor of Southern Liang, and his knowledge is so shallow." ”

Dong Xue hurriedly said nervously: "Don't say this kind of rebellious words again. ”

I glanced at Dong Xue, and said, "It was meant to be," and sneered lightly, "Every time I think of the Queen Mother, I always feel that it is Dong Guifei who has missed the first emperor's smooth path, I feel unfair, in fact, to put it bluntly, everything that happened later did not do anything to Dong Guifei at all, when Dong Guifei was alive, she was also benevolent and righteous to the royal family, and after her death, she was distorted because of the cowardice of the first emperor and her inability to control herself, everyone put aside the good things that Dong Guifei had done, and completely put all the blame on a deceased woman, It's basically covering up the weakness of the first emperor! ”

Dong Xue couldn't help sighing, "The slave maid has also heard the old people say that Dong Guifei is indeed a good person, she cares for the palace people, never treats her harshly, and respects the queen very much, never arrogant and arrogant, and then the first emperor collapsed, some people will say that Dong Guifei is a demon concubine of the country, and many old palace people have been more or less blessed by Dong Guifei's rain and dew, and they are indignant in private, but they don't dare to say anything." ”

I "huh" for a moment.

Qiu Si hurriedly asked, "Niangniang, what's wrong?" ”

I raised my eyebrows and said with a smile: "I just think it's strange, if the first emperor wants to make the elixir, who made it for him?" Is it possible to ask a Taoist priest to live in the palace for a long time? ”

Qiu Si scratched his head, and after a while, Leng Leng said: "The slave maid also listened to the old people, the first emperor enlightened the Buddha through the scriptures about once every three months, and major festivals will also be arranged, basically the reigning abbot of the national temple entered the palace to tell the first emperor the scriptures, as for the elixir, it seems that the people from the imperial hospital are helping to refine, but it has never succeeded." ”

I smiled and sighed, "The first emperor is really able to toss." ”

Qiu Si smiled, "Actually, the slave maid thinks that the Queen Mother's worries are superfluous, and our Majesty is not at all different from the first emperor." ”

I asked, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Qiu Si looked left and right, and then dared to whisper: "Everyone outside said that it was because the first emperor had a deep affection for Concubine Dong that it would become what it was later, but in fact, the slave maid felt that what the maid said was right, and it was simply that the first emperor himself was cowardly and overwhelmed," halfway through the words, he slowed down, and then said, "The slave and maid listened to the father-in-law who was waiting in the imperial study, and His Majesty sent the imperial physician to the edict early in the morning and didn't know what to say, and in the afternoon, the imperial physician handed in his resignation and returned to his hometown. ”

I frowned, "Imperial Doctor?" "I'm a little flustered, could it be that I Luo Xi disposed of the imperial doctor?

Dong Xue nodded, "Also, it is said that this imperial doctor is one of the several imperial doctors who refined the elixir for the first emperor, and the other few were scattered back to his hometown a few years ago, and only one imperial doctor remained." ”

After listening to Dongxue's words, I gradually calmed down again, and finally dissipated some of my guilt, even if I was the fuse, but the root cause was not necessarily me, but these words gave birth to another curiosity in me, "Then why does Your Majesty want to keep him to this day?" ”

Dong Xue said: "Because the imperial doctor's medical skills are very clever, the queen mother's health has not been very good, so she has to rely on the imperial doctor to recuperate." ”

I nodded.

Qiu Si said again: "In fact, it's not just the Queen Mother, Niangniang's body was also recuperated by the Tai Doctor at that time, so now, it seems that the slave maid thinks that His Majesty cares about Niangniang's body, so he keeps him to this day." ”

I asked, "How do you think he took care of me then?" ”

Dong Xue thought for a while, "Fortunately, Niangniang had a miscarriage that day, but fortunately there was a doctor to take care of her, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable." ”

Qiu Si nodded, "The Imperial Doctor is indeed a good healer, and he is also very concerned about Niangniang's body. ”

I thought for a moment, and exhaled heavily, a little embarrassed: "It stands to reason that the Imperial Doctor once did his best to take care of my body, and now, although he is not in trouble, it is also more difficult than before, should I help him to say a good word to His Majesty?" ”

Dongxue hurriedly said: "Don't! ”

I looked at her and smiled, "Why are you so excited?" ”

Dong Xue replied with a worried face: "Even the slave knows that once Your Majesty's mind is decided, it will be difficult to do more, Niang Niang should not go to your Majesty again, otherwise you will only lose both." ”

Dongxue said, Qiu Si came over and gently tugged at the corner of my clothes, looking at me with a timid look, "Yes, Niangniang, the slave is really scared, there were a few times before I made trouble with Niangniang and almost confessed, and it took a long time to recover." ”

I raised my eyebrows, "Confessed?" ”

Qiu Si nodded, "Although many times have passed, the slave maid still remembers how tragic the situation was at that time, and once again Niangniang followed Lord Rong to secretly go to Prince Ning's mansion to persuade Prince Ning to cheer up, it just so happened that His Majesty came, after Niangniang came back, His Majesty made a big fire, and the slaves and maids knelt outside and heard the crackling sound of broken porcelain inside, and somehow, anyway, they only heard the quarrel in the room, and after a while, His Majesty announced the imperial doctor, and the slave and maid came in and saw Niangniang covered in blood, very scared, The imperial doctor came to pull out the broken porcelain piece embedded in Niangniang's back, applied medicine and raised it for several days, and His Majesty naturally regretted not being at the beginning, and he didn't dare to touch Niangniang for a while. ”

I asked, "How many times has this happened?" ”

Qiu Si snapped his fingers, "At that time, there were many conflicts between Niangniang and Your Majesty, and the slaves and maids were too many to count for a while. ”

I sighed, "How so?" I only feel that Qiu Si and Dong Xue are very strange to themselves and Luo Xi, and now Qiu Si is talking about these things, as if I am listening to other people's stories, but it is indeed something I have experienced, and I can't help but laugh, "You shouldn't have thought that Your Majesty and I would be with us today." ”

Qiu Si nodded, "The slave maid thought that Niang Niang would never come back after leaving the palace at that time, and the slave maid was sad for a long time. ”

I reached out and touched the top of her head, "Silly girl." ”l0ns3v3